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Spring Break (1983)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 10/12

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10/12: Sean Cunningham makes an about-face by going from the Friday the 13th pictures to Spring Break.

The film is at once good and funny. Moreover, the whole thing looks authentic. What a time it must have been during spring breaks of the 80's. Yet the subplot involving a politician and the whole motel thing is lame, taking away a lot of focus. Instead, there should be an American Graffiti feel throughout for nostalgic reasons.

Without question, O.T. steals every scene. I wish his stunt of jumping from the tree into the pool was more realistic. On the other hand, look at guys like O.T. and Stu, and look at others like Adam and Nelson. There's a huge difference in how they act and behave. That's why these alpha males get the girls while the rest don't. Now you'll start to understand why it doesn't take brains to score.

All in all, Spring Break is way better than The Real Cancun by a thousand of miles.